08.12.2019
Facebook may have scrapped talks to buy Houseparty over antitrust concerns
The FTC is reportedly investigating the company over anti-competitive practices.
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- 08.02.2019
FTC may be investigating Facebook's deals for Instagram and WhatsApp
Facebook's acquisitions might be the focus of an antitrust probe. - 05.09.2019
Facebook co-founder urges FTC to break up the company
Chris Hughes wrote that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has "unchecked power." 
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- 04.08.2019
The FTC will hold a public workshop on loot boxes in August
The discussion should help commissioners better understand the issue. - 01.24.2019
Senators demand investigation into carrier location-selling scandal
They also want the FCC and FTC to force carriers to tell customers if and how their data was shared. - 01.16.2019
Marco Rubio proposes a totally uninspiring data privacy bill
The bill would effectively kill states' ability to create their own privacy rules.
- 11.28.2018
Federal Trade Commission agrees to investigate loot boxes
The practice is coming under scrutiny from legislators in several countries. - 11.01.2018
Senator Wyden wants to jail execs who don't protect consumer data
The proposed bill would send senior executives at negligent companies to jail for 10 to 20 years. - 11.24.2017
Five state attorneys general are investigating Uber breach
Multiple lawsuits have also been filed in California and Oregon.
- 09.21.2017
FTC lawsuit over D-Link’s lax router security just took a big hit
A judge dismissed half of the FTC’s complaint against D-Link. - 09.14.2017
The FTC is investigating Equifax's data breach
The watchdog rarely comments on in-progress cases, but made an exception here.
- 09.05.2017
Lenovo will pay a $3.5 million fine for preinstalling adware on certain laptops
The company still denies any wrongdoing. - 07.25.2017
YouTube stars are blurring the lines between content and ads
The difference between regular and sponsored videos is often unclear.
- 06.21.2017
Instagram gives social media influencers the benefit of the doubt
A new tool could make hidden ads more obvious -- if shills actually use it. - 06.19.2017
The FTC plans to block the DraftKings and FanDuel merger
The commission cites high market share as the reason. - 05.31.2017
Amazon refunds $70 million your kids accidentally spent in apps
Some basic parental controls would have saved a lot of headache.
- 05.10.2017
- 04.04.2017
Your kid's 'accidental' Amazon app spending will be refunded soon
Some $70 million in purchases made between 2011 and 2016 are eligible. - 03.31.2017
The government plans to crack down on sketchy advertorial
But given its past, maybe don't hold your breath.